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Old 11-01-18, 01:43 PM   #173
yorkie_chris
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Default Re: Any qualified scuba divers out there?

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Originally Posted by timwilky View Post
Why? That's an expensive toy. Still if you want to sink it and then have your own private dive site. That's your own decision who are we to question a fool and his brass.

Do I take it you now need to get lots of new tickets to sail the thing.
Already sailed it from Sunderland to Glasson Dock Lancaster no tickets nor fook all...

Bought it on a Friday, spent next few days going at the hatchet-job the bacon eaters had done to the wheelhouse wiring and trying to make sure I roughly knew how everything worked in case of problems. Chasing round like a nutter buying radios, spare fuel filters etc.

Went as far as Tyneside the Monday to buy a small splash of diesel , then set off for Inverness and the caledonian canal entrance on the Tuesday. 42 hours up there including an hours stop for breakfast at Stonehaven. With a u/s autopilot compass so manual steering all way...



Then the caledonian... few days and 29 locks and a few lochs trying not to squash any expensive plastic tat along the way!

Then 28 hours or something from Fort William via Douglass down to Glasson. Irish Sea was a bit sporting.



Currently refitting her to use for taking diving charters out so yeah do need to go and get some actual quaffilimacations to do that commercially (yachtmaster and commercial endorsement)
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